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<p><a name="_GoBack" id="_GoBack"></a>Leigh&nbsp;Whitehorn, a rising senior working in Professor Billiar&rsquo;s lab, was granted a&nbsp;National Science Foundation supplement award in the amount of $8,000. This award will fund her research on how mechanical forces allow heart valve cells to survive in very soft environments, where they would otherwise undergo&nbsp;programmed&nbsp;cell death. The fund will also allow her to attend the&nbsp;Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)&nbsp;Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in October, to present her findings. This work will contribute to a larger project, featured <a href="https://www.wpi.edu/news/exploring-life-and-death-cells-wpi-biomedical-engineer-s-research-could-lead-better">here</a>, studying the factors that affect normal cell death in an environment that mimics the human body.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
2019-05-24 00:00:00mpraohttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/leigh-whitehorn-20-awarded-8k-study-effects-mechanical-forces-heart-valve-cellsWebsite Launch: Research Profileshttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/website-launch-research-profiles
<p><a href="/node/17686">Marketing Communications</a> worked collaboratively with faculty members and <a href="https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/graduate">Graduate Admissions</a> to create a microsite&nbsp;that showcases our faculty research&nbsp;for prospective graduate students, who may watch videos of our distinguished faculty to learn more about their research and potential ways to get involved as they pursue their studies at WPI.&nbsp;Check out the new <a href="https://wp.wpi.edu/researchprofiles/" target="_blank">Research Profiles website</a> to learn more.</p>
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2019-05-23 00:00:00worehttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/website-launch-research-profilesNSF Funds Summer Program to Empower Students from Disadvantaged Groups to Become Renewable Energy Researchershttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/nsf-funds-summer-program-empower-students-disadvantaged-groups-become-renewable
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<p><a href="https://www.wpi.edu/people/faculty/ltitova">Lyubov Titova</a>, associate professor of physics, has received a three-year, $347,826 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund a program that will empower students from traditionally disadvantaged groups to become future leaders in renewable energy technology. While introducing the students to clean energy research, the program also is aimed at creating an interest in STEM careers.</p>
<p>The award is part of the NSF&rsquo;s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. WPI hosts several NSF-funded <a href="https://www.wpi.edu/research/student/undergraduate/research-experience-undergraduates">programs</a> on topics like advanced materials and processes for a resilient society, data science research for healthy communities in the digital age, and industrial mathematics and statistics. Led by Titova, the new program will focus on introducing students from disadvantaged groups (such as minority students, first-generation college students, and women in fields where they are underrepresented) to studying and preparing for careers in renewable energy technology.</p>
<p>This year the renewable energy REU project, which is hosting 12 students, will run from June 3 to Aug. 9. Each student in the program will have a graduate or senior undergraduate mentor.</p>
<p>Students in the program will work on projects that include research into solar energy materials, metabolic engineering of a biodiesel cell factory in saltwater, and balancing clean energy with environmental impacts.</p>
2019-05-20 00:00:00mwdorseyhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/nsf-funds-summer-program-empower-students-disadvantaged-groups-become-renewableSSPS Prof. Laureen Elgert named board member of Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) https://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/ssps-prof-laureen-elgert-named-board-member-association-environmental-studies-and
<p>Prof. Elgert was&nbsp;announced as an at-large Board member of the&nbsp;Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) on Wednesday, May 15th of this week.</p>
2019-05-17 00:00:00aclark3https://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/ssps-prof-laureen-elgert-named-board-member-association-environmental-studies-andLatest Moruzzi Award winners show that educational innovation is alive and well among early career facultyhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/latest-moruzzi-award-winners-show-educational-innovation-alive-and-well-among
<p>Professor Raghvendra Cowlagi of the Aerospace Engineering Program and Professor Sarah Wodin-Schwartz from the Mechanical Engineering Department were honored at the Faculty Awards Convocation in April as the 2019 recipients of the Romeo L. Moruzzi Young Faculty Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education.</p>
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<p>Professor Cowlagi (photo at left) was cited for his efforts to overcome the steep learning barriers usually associated with theoretical subject matter by providing strong real-world connections to help students succeed. His most noteworthy innovation is the introduction of personalized experiments that students can conduct at home, collecting and analyzing data that are personally relevant.</p>
<p>Professor Wodin-Schwartz&nbsp;(photo to right) was recognized for her innovative use of high-impact practices to increase student engagement in the introductory mechanics series. Through hands-on activities she helps students develop physical intuition about forces and moments. Using authentic projects she contextualizes engineering practice in real-world settings and connects engineering to its social outcomes.</p>
<p>This award has been conferred to a pre-tenure, tenure-track faculty member annually since 1999, in honor and remembrance of Romeo L. Moruzzi, a WPI faculty member for close to 40 years who was a key player in bringing tenure to WPI and revolutionizing undergraduate education with the creation of the WPI Plan. In 2019, in recognition of the important role of non-tenure track faculty in delivering distinctive undergraduate education and with the support of the Moruzzi family, the eligibility was expanded to include both non-tenure track and tenure-track faculty members in their early career.</p>
<p>The Moruzzi Award process is coordinated by the Morgan Teaching and Learning Center, and the winner is chosen by the Educational Development Council, a committee of four faculty members and one undergraduate student.</p>
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2019-05-17 00:00:00cdemetryhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/latest-moruzzi-award-winners-show-educational-innovation-alive-and-well-among5 Simple Ways to Create Accessible Digital Content - Global Accessibility Awareness Day is May 16thhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/5-simple-ways-create-accessible-digital-content-global-accessibility-awareness
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<p>Did you know that according to the World Health Organization, more than one billion people in the world live with some form of disability, of whom nearly 200 million experience considerable difficulties in functioning? There's many easy ways to incorporate accessibility&nbsp;into your everyday practice so that we can make information easily accessible by everyone!&nbsp; To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day&nbsp;(GAAD) on May 16th, check out these&nbsp;<strong>5 simple ways to create accessible digital content:&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use camel case for hashtags (meaning capitalizing the first letter of each word) #CamelCase</p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use captions or alt text to describe a picture</p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use a high color contrast for text and backgrounds</p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use videos that have captions or easily add captions to your videos if you are using a script</p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use sans serif fonts whenever possible</p>
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<h4>If you have questions about creating accessible content for your course site or class, contact <a href="mailto:atc-ttl@wpi.edu">Technology for Teaching and Learning</a>&nbsp;or <a href="mailto:disabilityservices@wpi.edu">Office of Disability Services</a>.</h4>
<h4>For more information on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, <a href="https://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/" target="_blank">visit their website</a>.</h4>
2019-05-15 00:00:00lftapperhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/5-simple-ways-create-accessible-digital-content-global-accessibility-awarenessJoin the Summer Bandhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/join-summer-band
<p>Once again Professor Weeks is running a summer band for students and members of the WPI community. Rehearsals will be held downstairs in Alden Hall Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. beginning next Tuesday, the 21st. A final concert will be presented outside the campus center on Tuesday the 16th of July. Music is light in a summer &lsquo;pops&rsquo; tradition. Please contact Douglas Weeks at <a href="mailto:dweeks@wpi.edu">dweeks@wpi.edu</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;if you have any questions.</p>
2019-05-15 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/join-summer-bandWPI Faculty Performed in 12th Annual &quot;Duo-Piano Gala&quot; Tuckerman Hallhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/wpi-faculty-performed-12th-annual-duo-piano-gala-tuckerman-hall
<p>Several of&nbsp;WPI's music faculty --Paul Buono, Malcolm Halliday, and&nbsp;Olga Rogach-- were among the invited performers in&nbsp;the 12th annual "Duo-Piano Gala,"&nbsp;&nbsp;held in November at&nbsp;Tuckerman Hall. The concert featured classical music in two-piano arrangements.</p>
2019-05-14 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/wpi-faculty-performed-12th-annual-duo-piano-gala-tuckerman-hallDining Services Summer Hours of Operationhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/dining-services-summer-hours-operation
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2019-05-13 00:00:00mloconnellhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/dining-services-summer-hours-operationHumanities and Arts Faculty - Teaching Innovation Grant Recipients for 2019https://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/humanities-and-arts-faculty-teaching-innovation-grant-recipients-2019
<p>Congratulations to the Humanities and Arts Faculty,&nbsp;Esther Boucher-Yip, Althea Danielski, Mohammed El Hamzoui,&nbsp;Joseph Cullon,&nbsp;John Galante, Aarti Madan, and&nbsp;Geoffrey Pfeifer, who are&nbsp;Teaching Innovation Grant Recipients for 2019.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wpi.edu/academics/faculty/morgan-teaching-learning-center/funding/teaching-innovation-grants">https://www.wpi.edu/academics/faculty/morgan-teaching-learning-center/funding/teaching-innovation-grants</a>&nbsp;</p>
2019-05-10 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/humanities-and-arts-faculty-teaching-innovation-grant-recipients-2019Announcing the 2019 Teaching Innovation Grant Recipientshttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/announcing-2019-teaching-innovation-grant-recipients
<p>The Educational Development Council, Morgan Teaching and Learning Center, and the Academic Technology Center are pleased to announce a total of $75,000 in Teaching Innovation Grants for 2019, awarded to nine projects that will advance distinctive education at WPI and around the world:&nbsp;</p>
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<li>Five faculty from multiple departments, in collaboration with librarians and instructional designers, will pursue their projects within a <strong>Faculty Learning Community on Open Educational Resources (OER)</strong>. OER are important tools for diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education that reduce financial barriers and give traditionally underserved students equal access to high quality learning materials. Grant recipients will create OER materials for lower-level computer science courses that have high NR rates, produce interactive modules and activities supporting &ldquo;culture across the curriculum,&rdquo; create resources for using project-based learning in philosophy courses, launch an international community of materials engineering educators using OER, and develop materials for content delivery in Statics that will increase the presence of women and minorities within technical examples.</li>
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<li>Four<strong> Independent Project </strong><strong>grants</strong> have been awarded to a total of nine faculty members. Projects range from creating a more inclusive, relevant, and coherent English language curriculum for international undergraduates; developing and testing a model for linking humanities modes of inquiry with authentic laboratory experiences in the biological sciences; developing pathways for students to move study of Latin America closer to the center of their WPI experience, and using interactive physical models of solids to bridge the gap between mathematical proofs and physical intuition in group theory.</li>
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<p>For more details please browse the complete list of <a href="https://www.wpi.edu/academics/faculty/morgan-teaching-learning-center/funding/teaching-innovation-grants">grant recipients and project descriptions</a>. Congratulations to all of the award winners!</p>
<p>Grants are made possible by pooling funds from the Morgan Teaching and Learning Center, IT Division, and the Educational Development Council. Many thanks to the selection committee comprised of the Educational Development Council and representatives of the Academic Technology Center: Marja Bakermans (BBT), Ari Trey-Masters ('20), Nikhil Karanjgaokar (AE/ME), Jill Rulfs (BBT), Kate Beverage (ATC), and Mary Beth Harrity (ATC).</p>
2019-05-08 00:00:00cdemetryhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/announcing-2019-teaching-innovation-grant-recipientsWPI Senior Claire Dickson-Burke Awarded Fulbrighthttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/wpi-senior-claire-dickson-burke-awarded-fulbright
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<p>The Humanities &amp; Arts Department and the International and Global Studies program are proud to announce the receipt by WPI Senior Claire Dickson-Burke of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award for Germany.</p>
<p>Claire is a double major in International and Global Studies and Biology/Biotechnology, for which she completed an MQP on Artemisia treatments for malaria. She is also an alumna of the HUA Project Center in Konstanz, Germany, an opportunity that led her to pursue summer lab work in Hanover, Germany, during her time at WPI.</p>
<p>Launched in 1946 by the U.S. State Department after the end of World War II in order to foster international exchange between the United States and countries around the world, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program is today the largest U.S. exchange program, and one of the most prestigious. It offers&nbsp;upcoming and recent graduates, and graduate students, of U.S. institutions opportunities to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide. The program currently awards approximately 2,000 grants annually in all fields of study, and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide.</p>
<p>Not only is a Fulbright research or teaching award an experience that changes its recipients&rsquo; lives, but Fulbright alumni go on to be successful heads of corporations, ambassadors, members of Congress, presidents, journalists, artists, and professors. Bose Corporation founder Amar Bose, actor John Lithgow, composer Philip Glass, opera singer Renee Fleming and economist Joseph Stiglitz are among notable former grantees.</p>
<p>WPI students or alumni with interest in Fulbright can find more information on the website:&nbsp;<a href="https://us.fulbrightonline.org/">https://us.fulbrightonline.org</a></p>
<p>For details on the Fulbright application process, contact Professor John Galante at <a href="mailto:jsgalante@wpi.edu">jsgalante@wpi.edu</a>. The application for the next cycle launched recently and preparations for the October deadline should begin in late-spring/early-summer.</p>
2019-05-08 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/wpi-senior-claire-dickson-burke-awarded-fulbrightChrys Demetry Selected to Participate in the 2019-2020 cohort of the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES at Drexel®) Programhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/chrys-demetry-selected-participate-2019-2020-cohort-executive-leadership-academic
<p>Chrysanthe Demetry, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Director, Morgan Teaching and Learning Center has been&nbsp;selected to participate in the 2019-2020 cohort of the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES at Drexel&reg;) Program.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Drexel University released the following <a href="https://drexel.edu/provost/initiatives/elates/press-room/">press release</a> on this announcement.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ANNOUNCES 2019-20 CLASS OF FELLOWS&nbsp;<br>
Incoming Class Includes Women Leaders from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics</strong>.<br>
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<strong>PHILADELPHIA (May, 2019)</strong>&nbsp;&ndash; Drexel University&rsquo;s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES at Drexel&reg;) program, a one of a kind professional development program for women in academic STEM fields, is pleased to announce the selection of its 2019-20 class of Fellows.&nbsp;<br>
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The incoming class for ELATES at Drexel&reg; includes 22 women faculty from 19 different institutions across the US and Canada. They are leaders in biology; computer and information sciences; geology; mathematics; and diverse engineering disciplines. Each was nominated by her dean or provost and will contribute to institutional change initiatives as she expands her leadership skills.&nbsp;<br>
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ELATES at Drexel&reg; is a one year, part time program that focuses on increasing personal and professional leadership effectiveness, leading and managing change initiatives within institutions, using strategic finance and resource management to enhance organizational missions, and creating a network of exceptional women who bring organizational perspectives and deep personal capacity to the institutions and society they serve. Facilitated by leaders in the fields of STEM research and leadership development, the curriculum includes classroom lessons and activities, online instruction and discussion, and on-the-job application at each Fellow&rsquo;s home institution.&nbsp;<br>
Koren A. Bedeau, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives and Executive Director of ELATES at Drexel&reg; is looking forward to the seventh cohort of ELATES Fellows. &ldquo;We are thrilled to welcome another group of exceptional women leaders. Each new class brings unique experiences and perspectives that add value to the program and expands the national network of leaders and supporters of women in academic STEM leadership.&rdquo;&nbsp;<br>
ELATES is a national program uniquely hosted by a research intense university. M. Brian Blake, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Provost expressed his continued commitment to the program. &ldquo;Drexel University is committed to advancing women in STEM academia and I am so grateful to the administrative leaders who partner with us as Fellows&rsquo; mentors. The support and guidance of the sponsoring institution is key to increasing ELATES&rsquo; impact across the country.&rdquo;&nbsp;<br>
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The work for the 2019-2020 cohort begins in May with online assignments and community building activities. The program will conclude in March 2020 with a symposium organized around institutional change projects that Fellows will develop in collaboration with the leadership of their organizations, and a graduation ceremony attended by their deans, provosts, and other university leaders. Fellows begin the first of three week-long, in-residence sessions when they meet for the first time at the Chubb Hotel and Conference Center in Lafayette Hill, PA., on August 3, 2019..<br>
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About ELATES at Drexel&reg;: For more information on the ELATE curriculum, faculty and participants, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://drexel.edu/provost/initiatives/elates/press-room/drexel.edu/elates">www.drexel.edu/ELATES</a>.</p>
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University of Calgary<br>
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University of Rochester<br>
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Rice University<br>
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Florida Polytechnic University<br>
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute<br>
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University of Calgary<br>
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Purdue University<br>
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Columbia University<br>
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute<br>
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University of North Texas<br>
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Univeristy of Texas at Austin</td>
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The Ohio State University<br>
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Drexel University<br>
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Purdue University<br>
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Wayne State University<br>
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University of Dayton<br>
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University of Delaware<br>
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University<br>
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<strong>Leslie E. Sieburth, PhD, FACSM</strong><br>
University of Utah<br>
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Drexel University<br>
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University of South Florida<br>
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University of Pennsylvania</td>
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2019-05-07 00:00:00raroyhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/chrys-demetry-selected-participate-2019-2020-cohort-executive-leadership-academicParker Daly Everett, Assistant Professor of History, Bookhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/parker-daly-everett-assistant-professor-history-book
<p><em>Urban Transformations: From Liberalism to Corporatism in Greater Berlin, 1871-1933.&nbsp;&nbsp;</em><a href="https://utorontopress.com/us/urban-transformations-3">https://utorontopress.com/us/urban-transformations-3</a></p>
2019-05-03 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/parker-daly-everett-assistant-professor-history-bookOutstanding Members of the Class of 2022 Announcedhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/outstanding-members-class-2022-announced
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<p><strong>Class of 2022</strong></p>
<p>Each year, WPI recognizes first-year students for excellence in their academic work with the designation Charles O. Thompson Scholars.&nbsp; These students are eligible to compete for a scholarship by submitting an essay that completes the picture of their contributions to the WPI community. We received over 70 wonderful essays this year from 420 eligible students.</p>
<p>We are pleased to announce that Alex Puhalski and Juliette Spitaels have been designated as the Outstanding Members of the Class of 2022.&nbsp; Alex&rsquo;s many and varied involvements including cheese club, jazz improv, ultimate frisbee, and Society of Physics students, give proof to his stated desire to &lsquo;make the most out of every second&rsquo;.&nbsp; Juliet&rsquo;s willingness to take advantage of WPI&rsquo;s various course offerings, commitments to the running club and SWEET training, and desire to provide excellent math education and female role models have made her an asset to the campus community. While maintaining and outstanding academic record, both have engaged significantly in opportunities at WPI and contributed to the WPI community.</p>
<p>The review committee is also pleased to recognize three more first-year students: Ally Salvino, Marissa Langille, and Shannon O&rsquo;Connor with an Honorable Mention. All have excelled in coursework and made significant contributions to WPI and the broader community.</p>
<p>Please join in congratulating these students as well as all of the Charles O. Thompson scholars in the class of 2022.</p>
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2019-05-02 00:00:00raroyhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/outstanding-members-class-2022-announcedRecognition for Outstanding Teaching Assistantshttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/recognition-outstanding-teaching-assistants
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<p>The Morgan Teaching and Learning Center, along with the Dean of Graduate Studies and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, were pleased to honor two graduate Teaching Assistants at the Faculty Awards Convocation on April 26. <strong>Cassandra Bryzycki</strong>&nbsp;received the 2019 TA of the Year award for her tireless service to students and faculty in the Chemical Engineering department and for her abilities as an engaging educator and an exceptional mentor. Her citation read in part:</p>
<p><em>The faculty who worked with Cassandra cited her deep disciplinary knowledge and the significant contributions she made to the improvement of their courses. In one course, Cassandra helped to build a new software tutorial to help guide her students through the most advanced computational tools in the field. The students were also extremely complimentary and appreciative of Cassandra&rsquo;s mentorship and guidance. Students describe Cassandra as passionate, knowledgeable, extremely generous with her time, and deeply dedicated to her students&rsquo; success.</em></p>
<p><strong>Alexandra Valiton</strong>, a graduate student in the Robotics Engineering Program, was recognized with an Honorable Mention. Letters in support of her nomination described her&nbsp;enthusiastic engagement with students and her ability to quickly master &ndash; and then teach &ndash; unfamiliar topics. Faculty cited her&nbsp;significant contribution to the improvement of courses and of the student experience. Faculty members also particularly noted her unquestionable dedication to students as so much more than just a TA: &ldquo;she&rsquo;s a mentor, a teacher, a leader, and a friend&rdquo;.</p>
<p>Congratulations to both Cassandra and Alexandra!</p>
2019-05-01 00:00:00cdemetryhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/recognition-outstanding-teaching-assistantsRoger Gottlieb, Professor of Philosophy, New Bookhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/roger-gottlieb-professor-philosophy-new-book
<p>New publication,<em> <a href="https://www.tikkun.org/before-healing-we-need-connection">Before Healing, We Need Connection</a></em>, by Roger Gottlieb, Professor of Philosophy.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
2019-04-30 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/roger-gottlieb-professor-philosophy-new-bookNew exhibition spotlights history of LGBTQ+ communities in Worcesterhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/new-exhibition-spotlights-history-lgbtq-communities-worcester
<p>New exhibition spotlights history of LGBTQ+ communities in Worcester including on the team is co-curator, Joseph Cullon a professor at WPI.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.worcestermag.com/news/20190425/feature-new-exhibition-spotlights-history-of-lgbtq-communities-in-worcester">https://www.worcestermag.com/news/20190425/feature-new-exhibition-spotlights-history-of-lgbtq-communities-in-worcester</a></p>
2019-04-30 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/new-exhibition-spotlights-history-lgbtq-communities-worcesterWorcester Historical Museum debuts archive of local LGBTQ moments and milestoneshttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/worcester-historical-museum-debuts-archive-local-lgbtq-moments-and-milestones
<p>Co-curator, Joseph Cullon, a history professor at WPI specializes in both history and digitally cataloguing history.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.telegram.com/news/20190425/worcester-historical-museum-debuts-archive-of-local-lgbtq-moments-and-milestones">https://www.telegram.com/news/20190425/worcester-historical-museum-debuts-archive-of-local-lgbtq-moments-and-milestones</a></p>
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2019-04-30 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/worcester-historical-museum-debuts-archive-local-lgbtq-moments-and-milestonesWorkday: Clarification on Find Payments Tip of the Weekhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/workday-clarification-find-payments-tip-week
<p>The &ldquo;Find Payments&rdquo; output includes both customer payments ($ coming in) and supplier payments ($ going out).</p>
<p>Account Receivable Specialists can view Find Payments results regarding customer payments ($ coming in).</p>
<p>The Workday roles who have&nbsp;access to the supplier payments through Find Payment have&nbsp;&ldquo;Company&rdquo; roles,<br>
(user has permission to view all WPI accounts)&nbsp;so currently department users cannot retrieve supplier payment results.</p>
<p>The Finance team has a report in development which will provide supplier payment details by cost center.<br>
Many department users will be happy to have this data. Finance&nbsp;will have a better idea later this week on the<br>
timing of the availability of the new report.</p>
2019-04-29 00:00:00srobskyhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/workday-clarification-find-payments-tip-weekMQP Winners Professional Writing, Humanities &amp; Artshttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/mqp-winners-professional-writing-humanities-arts
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Connecting the Dots: Exploring Social Stigma Through Theatre<br>
Holly Gagnon<br>
Advisor: Despoina Giapoudzi</p>
<p>Professional Writing MQP Winner<br>
Identity Formation in Paramedic Education<br>
Maxwell Studley<br>
Advisor: Brenton Faber</p>
2019-04-29 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/mqp-winners-professional-writing-humanities-artsRoger Gottlieb, Professor of Philosophy Blog: Before Healing, We Need Connectionhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/roger-gottlieb-professor-philosophy-blog-healing-we-need-connection
<p><a href="http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2019/04/before-healing-we-need-connection/">http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2019/04/before-healing-we-need-connection/</a></p>
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2019-04-26 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/roger-gottlieb-professor-philosophy-blog-healing-we-need-connectionBME Department Congratulates Salisbury Award Winnershttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/bme-department-congratulates-salisbury-award-winners
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<p>"The Salisbury Prizes are awarded to highly meritorious members of the WPI graduating class who have faithfully, industriously, and with distinguished attainment completed all requirements for the Bachelor degree." Furthermore, these students must earn and A on&nbsp;their IQP, MQP and HUA project. This year, there were 22 winners from the class of 2019. The BME department congratulates&nbsp;their three talented and accomplished&nbsp;winners, <strong>Shion Matsumoto,</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Olivia Leavitt</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong>and<strong>&nbsp;Rosanna Heidt</strong>&nbsp;(from left to right)<strong>.&nbsp;</strong>Learn more&nbsp;about the recipients,&nbsp;who are&nbsp;coincidentally&nbsp;MQP teammates:</p>
<p><strong>Rosanna Heidt,</strong>&nbsp;from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, is&nbsp;a double major in&nbsp;BME and&nbsp;ME&nbsp;and&nbsp;a minor in Chinese Cultural Studies. She worked as a tutor for the Academic Resource Center for&nbsp;2 years&nbsp;tutoring Calculus 3 &amp; 4, Material Science and&nbsp;Intro to MATLAB. She is the treasurer for Alpha Eta Mu Beta (BME Honors Society) and a&nbsp;member of Pi Tau Sigma (ME Honors Society) and&nbsp;has&nbsp;been involved in martial arts (karate &amp; Society of Martial Arts) and held&nbsp;officer positions for both. Rosanna has&nbsp;had the pleasure of working with&nbsp;academic advisor Professor Tiffiny Butler and minor advisor Professor Rudolph. Her plans for post-graduation include a Mechanical Design Engineer position with Sensata Technologies. She has&nbsp;learned that there's just so much left to learn, and is&nbsp;excited to see what the future holds.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Olivia Leavitt</strong> is originally from Woolwich, Maine, but grew up in Okinawa, Japan, and attended elementary through high school on Kadena Air Force Base. She is a Foisie Scholar and a recipient of an Honorable Mention for the Class of 1879 Award. Olivia has completed minors in Biology and Music, and her IQP involved assessing the remaining radiation in personal protective equipment from nuclear remediation workers in the exclusion zone of Fukushima, Japan. She is especially excited that her entire MQP team has&nbsp;won Salisbury Prizes. Olivia will be entering the PhD program in Biomedical Engineering&nbsp;at Johns Hopkins University&nbsp;this summer.</p>
<p><strong>Shion Matsumoto</strong>, from&nbsp;Otsu, Shiga, Japan,&nbsp;is<strong>&nbsp;</strong>a double major in BME and ME. Coming into college, he&nbsp;was not&nbsp;sure what he&nbsp;wanted to do, but through&nbsp;experiences at WPI, he&nbsp;found his&nbsp;interest in the intersection between mathematics, computer science, and fluid mechanics, especially as it pertains to biomedical applications. He&nbsp;had the opportunity to take additional courses and conduct research in these domains, and it allowed him to better envision how they fit in within the greater goal of advancing medicine. With this, he&nbsp;will be going to the University of Minnesota to pursue an MS in Mechanical Engineering.</p>
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2019-04-26 00:00:00mpraohttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/bme-department-congratulates-salisbury-award-winnersDavid Dollenmayer, emeritus professor, new translationhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/david-dollenmayer-emeritus-professor-new-translation
<p>Rezzori, Gregor von. Abel and Cain. Translated by David Dollenmayer, Joachim Neugroschel, and Marshall Yarbrough. New York: New York Review Books, 2019. Translatioin of&nbsp;&nbsp;Kain: Das letzte Manuskript (Munich: C. Bertelsmann, 2001).&nbsp;<br>
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2019-04-26 00:00:00mcotnoirhttps://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/david-dollenmayer-emeritus-professor-new-translation38th Annual System Dynamics PhD Colloquium to be held on 5/24.https://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/38th-annual-system-dynamics-phd-colloquium-be-held-524
<p>Each semester since the 2000 academic school year, either MIT, UAlbany, or WPI has hosted this one day colloquium. The MIT-UAlbany-WPI PhD Colloquium is intended for PhD students to present and receive feedback on their work. The work can be in its conceptualization phases or more advanced--a robust, calibrated, feedback rich System Dynamics simulation model.</p>
<p>Although the colloquium prioritizes PhD student presentations, we welcome presentations from other students, Post-Docs, faculty, and industry professionals. Past presenters have modeled a variety of socio-economic-technical problems (e.g. counterterrorism, water resource management, healthcare, transportation, and organizational management) with System Dynamics. A list of presenters and presentation times will be posted at a later date.</p>
2019-04-25 00:00:00aclark3https://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/38th-annual-system-dynamics-phd-colloquium-be-held-524